Restocker heifer price spreads to steers are a unique indicator into producer demand for cattle based on the cattle cycle.
The Q2 2025 heifer to steer price spread is in the top 16% of quarters since 2010 – indicating a lack of demand for heifers remains solidified in the market.
A potential southern herd rebuild will tighten price spreads with steers in this market if the season allows for a rebuild.
Restocker heifer price spreads to steers are a unique indicator into producer demand for cattle based on the cattle...
Recent rains in the south enough to lift confidence, and that’s all that matters.
Price outlook...
Q1 2025 slaughter and production data provides further evidence to the move towards cyclical highs in the catt...
The first two weeks of May have
Larger offerings of cattle, both via the saleyards and in slaughter terms, indicates how the beef industry is movin...
In what can only be described as widespread, season defining rains for most of Australia’s key cattle regions, these falls (oth...
Australia’s once strong grass-fed bullock focussed production system has experienced rapid change in the past decade. The 2013-...
Cattle supply starts 2025 strong despite volatility, with quality and price risk management becoming key factors for the beef i...
On Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Q4 2024 slaughter and production data, providing a full pict...
Large cattle supplies in 2025 and stable to softer producer confidence limiting major upside in cattle prices this ...
2024 capped a strong year for the lamb market, and reaffirmed Australia’s position as ...
Feed lotters and northern buyers are dominating the weaner sales, with a distinct lack of local southern interest t...
MLA’s latest SPIS report, direct from producers indicates the significant influence larger sheep producers have on ...
Australia’s cattle herd from my perspective isn’t in liquidation, rather it's making way for younger, more producti...
The upcoming 2024-25 weaner sales are set to begin soon, likely operating under different conditions compared to pr...
Restocker-to-trade lamb discounts present significant trading opportunities this spring.
Reduce...
Year-to-date cattle supply from MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) reported saleyards indicates that cattle supp...
WA sheep and wool producer sentiment is driving a reduction in flock size as producers shift to broadacre cropping....
So far in 2024, the cattle market has remained relatively stable in price terms, that said movements of 20% or more in values w...
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